All Opinion articles – Page 9
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OpinionCultural Influences on the Law of the Sea: History, Legacy, and Future Prospects
Edited by James Kraska and Hayoun Ryou-Ellison.
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OpinionHow treason fell out of fashion
James E Hurford reviews 'The Rise and Fall of Treason in English History'.
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OpinionThe more we yell about human rights, the less they mean
Our current political discourse is drenched in the language of human rights.
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OpinionModernising the governance of the Law Society
Members are at the heart of what we do at the Society. We want more of them involved.
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OpinionSolicitors need to take more seriously their duty to uphold open justice
In our adversarial system we increasingly have nobody advocating on behalf of the media in court.
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OpinionProvocative essays that anticipated modern concerns about courtroom psychology
Hugo Münsterberg boldly critiques the justice system in 'On the Witness Stand', a series of essays published in 1908.
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OpinionThank you, Lord Goddard
We would do well to recall a memorably sensible judgment from Lord Goddard, lord chief justice from 1946 to 1958.
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OpinionAn enduring work on power and conflict
Far from glorifying conflict, 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu champions strategy, restraint, preparation and timing - all qualities often underused in adversarial legal practice.
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OpinionWill Taylor Swift sign a prenup?
We're more likely to see Taylor Swift's 13th album before significant movement on pre-nuptial agreements in England and Wales.
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OpinionHow to be trusted
The 'Trust Equation' is a helpful tool to reflect on how trustworthy lawyers are, and how we might improve.
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OpinionWho polices international arbitration?
Judges and the courts are highly regulated, but this area of work - of such key importance to the UK economy - largely escapes.
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OpinionHow do we charge for AI-assisted work?
Hourly billing will not disappear overnight, but the momentum is clearly toward more flexible, transparent, and client-aligned pricing models.
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OpinionLimiting jury trials will not fix the criminal justice system
Rather than addressing the issues, setting up a new bench division and limiting jury trials merely shifts the burden from one place to another.
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OpinionLand, peace, security… and children, surely?
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, at least 19,546 Ukrainian children have been taken. There is talk of a land deal, but no children deal is on the table.
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OpinionA system separated from the Daniel Blakes it is supposed to serve
James E Hurford reviews Nick O’Brien's 'Politics and Administrative Justice: Postliberalism, Street-Level Bureaucracy and the Reawakening of Democratic Citizenship'.
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